French Football team will be based in Knysna during the 2010 World Cup

The French national football team will be based at Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa in Knysna during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The resort has its own private multi-sports field which the team can utilise for practices. The complex is set on a stunning 1,000 ha estate and is known for its secluded beach, sweeping fynbos landscapes and ancient indigenous forests.


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How to get there:
Directions from Cape Town (±500 kms /311 miles) Take the N2 from Cape Town to Knysna passing Somerset West, Caledon, Swellendam, Albertinia, Mossel Bay and George.

• Continue along the main road through Knysna, past the Provincial Hospital on the left.
• After the Caltex Petrol Station on the right, turn right into George Rex Drive (road to Knysna Heads).
• Immediately after Knysna Golf Club, turn left into Wilson Street and right at the circle into Duthie Drive.
• Follow Duthie Drive up the hill to Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa (this is well sign-posted)

Directions from Port Elizabeth (±260 kms /162 miles) Take the N2 from Port Elizabeth to Knysna, passing Humansdorp, Storms River and Plettenberg Bay.

• As you drive into Knysna, turn left into George Rex Drive (road to Knysna Heads).
• Immediately after Knysna Golf Club, turn left into Wilson Street and right at the circle into Duthie Drive.
• Follow Duthie Drive up the hill to Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa (this is well sign-posted) [src.: pezularesorthotel.com]

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